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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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